Birch juice - natural living water

We all remember the taste of birch SAP from childhood, it's great thirst quencher, invigorates and tones. What is the use of birch juice, and what useful properties it has, described in our article. Birch juice contains a lot of necessary substances to the body. Since ancient times, the Slavs respected and loved birch as a source of healing and valuable components, buds, leaves, twigs and birch juice in folk medicine used as a strong remedy against many ailments. In our time, the birch still remains an important medical drug, from its wood make xylitol (a sugar substitute), activated charcoal, tar. Still grows on the birch fungus — chaga, useful properties of which have on the body quite a considerable influence.

The use of birch SAP Despite the fact that birch SAP is similar to ordinary water, it has a great composition of healthy substances. Located in birch juice substances promote the elimination of carcinogens and toxins and stimulates metabolic processes in the body.

This natural drink is recommended for people with diseases of the respiratory system, coughs and bronchitis, as well as the liver and frequent headaches. In addition, it is useful for those who suffer from rheumatism, sciatica, gout or arthritis.

It is well known that regular consumption of birch SAP improves the process of digestion of stones in the kidneys and bladder. And yet this wonderful drink promotes rapid healing of wounds and ulcers.

Recipes of birch juice Birch juice in combination with needles: rinse well with fresh summer shoots of pine needles, scalded with boiling water, wash away the wax coating. In pyatidesyatimetrovoy capacity to put 2 – 3 pounds of pine needles, pour freshly strained juice of birch heated to 80 °C, after infuse for 6-7 hours. Then the juice to drain, strain, and add 0.1–0.2% citric acid and 5% sugar. The juice is poured into sterilized banks and close lids and pasteurized at 90-95 °C for 30 min.

Birch SAP can be prepared in the mint.
Recipe: take 70-100 grams of dry mint, and pour 50 litres of juice after nasati 5-6 hours. Preserve the same as birch SAP with pine needles.





How to extract and store birch SAP? The juice is extracted early in spring from the trunks of birches, as soon as you begin to swell the kidney begins sokotecheniye. Have a good tree with a trunk diameter of not less than 20 cm, and a spreading crown, make a hole 2-3 cm deep, under a tree put capacity, which wakes dripping juice.

Fresh juice stored in the refrigerator for 2 days, for further storage, the juice can be frozen or canned.

Birch SAP can be consumed by anyone, except people who are allergic to birch pollen.

Source: ethno-science.ru/

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